Week 10 NFL Picks

Here comes Week 9 of the NFL season -- tonight the Washington Commanders play the New York Giants. My picks:

• New York Giants play Washington Commanders
• Detroit Lions beat New England Patriots
• Kansas City Chiefs beat Atlanta Falcons
• Cleveland Browns beat Houston Texans*
• Green Bay Packers beat Minnesota Vikings
• Jacksonville Jaguars beat Tennessee Titans
• Miami Dolphins beat Indianapolis Colts*
• New Orleans Saints beat Carolina Panthers*
• Buffalo Bills beat New York Jets
• Seattle Seahawks beat Las Vegas Raiders
• Los Angeles Rams beat Arizona Cardinals
• San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys
• Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cincinnati Bengals*
• Baltimore Ravens beat Los Angeles Chargers

Upset picks are marked with an asterisk. If I change any of my picks, the changes will be made before kickoff and specifically noted in an update to this post. The picks are also recorded at ESPN's Pick'em game.

Wordle 1972 Hint

Hint: Gold purity as a fraction (x/24).

Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle below.

New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.

First Letter: K

NFL Week 9 Results

Eleven right, four wrong. Pretty good week! Correct picks in green, incorrect in red:

• Jacksonville Jaguars beat Baltimore Ravens
• Cincinnati Bengals beat Atlanta Falcons
• Dallas Cowboys beat Indianapolis Colts
• Kansas City Chiefs beat New York Jets
• Detroit Lions beat Miami Dolphins
• Cleveland Browns beat New Orleans Saints
• New York Giants beat Philadelphia Eagles
• Washington Commanders beat Los Angeles Rams*
• Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers
• Los Angeles Chargers beat Houston Texans*
• San Francisco 49ers beat Las Vegas Raiders
• Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots*
• Seattle Seahawks beat Arizona Cardinals
• Chicago Bears beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Minnesota Vikings beat Buffalo Bills*

So far I am 82 right, 53 wrong for the season. The percentile indicator at ESPN's NFL Pick'em game seems to be on the fritz at the moment, so I don't have that information.